Oklahoma woman accused in murder-for-hire plot agrees to plea deal

Danielle Layman, 37, was arrested August 10 in Ponca City for obstruction. (Ponca City Police Department)

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) —

A Ponca City woman accused in an international murder-for-hire plot has agreed to a plea deal.

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma Robert Troester says that Danielle Layman, 37, has pleaded guilty to possessing ricin in exchange for a murder-for-hire charge to be dropped by federal prosecutors. Layman faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison, three years of supervised released and a fine of $250,000.